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Ah, scammers… the parasites of the online world looking for easy prey to take advantage of.
But fortunately, not all netizens are equally unsuspecting.
(Not all scammers are as good as they think, too.)
Redditoru/wrighttcwas one of such netizens.
Bored Pandahas reached out to the OP and she was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
You will find her thoughts in the text below.
I have a gift for producing the most random things, who knows from wherea warped imagination?
In addition to the eventful storyline and detailed descriptions, Tiffany expressed her creativity through unique sign-offs, too.
We dont use beautiful words like that enough, do we?
But when they do, its up to you to figure out if the sender seems trustworthy or not.
Thats why, in such situations, experts suggest to pause for a second and take a deep breath.
Againjust take a breathand verify.
Lee continued to point out that gift cards are one of the red flags when it comes to scams.
Assistant director of the Division of Marketing Practices at the Federal Trade Commission, Will Maxson seconded the idea.
Just dont pay people with gift cards, Maxson said.
That is exclusively a payment method of fraudsters.
Unfortunately, the scammer never replied to my last email, Tiffany said.
A relationship just wasnt meant to be for us.
Que sera, sera.
